Cash register



May 2, 1933. BERRY 1,906,361

CASH REGISTER Filed March 17, 19:52. 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 TTT$TT T T T Ur TT7- mm ATTORNEY5 May 2, 1933. 1.. F". BERRY 1,906,361

CASH REGISTER Filed March 17. 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR 77 7, lam 0FEW/'7 7 BYWJZ v (I M/Z ATTORNEYS Patented May 2, 1933 UNITED STATESLATHROP F. BERRY, OF JACKSON, MICHIGAN CASH nmrs'ran Application filedlarch 17, 1932. Serial 1%. 590,404.

My invention relates to cash registers, but more particularly to toycash registers, although the desirable features of the invention areequally applicable to cash registers li of-the commercial type. p

I The main objects of the invention are First, to provide an improvedindicating target for cash registers and the like.

Second, to provide improved means for supporting and releasing thetargets upon the subsequent elevation of another target.

Third, to provide improved means for releasing the spring opened cashdrawer when a target is elevated to display position.

Fourth, to provide improved keys and means for pivotally supporting thesame, whereby they are returned to an initial position after actuation.

Fifth, to provide a cash register including the above desirableadvantages and characteristics, that is simple in construction,economical to manufacture, and eflicient and effective in operation.

Objects relating to details and economies of my invention will appearfrom the desoription to follow. A structure which Is a preferredembodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings,in which:

Fig. 1 is a view in front elevation of a cash register embodying thedesirable features of my invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view in side elevation of the cash register, partsthereof be ng broken away and shown in vertical sect on.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view partially in side elevation andpartially in vertical section.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged View in front elevation of an indicating target.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view in side elevation of the target.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary view of a front row target.

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 6 of a rear row target.

Fig. 8 is a View in side elevation of an upper row key, while Fig. 9 isa similar view of a lower row key.

The parts are identified by their numerals of reference which are thesame in all the views.

Referring to the drawings, 1 in general is a toy cash register embodyingthe desirable features of the invention. The register is providedwith aconventional spring opened cash drawer 2, a glass covered indicatingspace 3, and two banks of operating keys 4 and 5, respectively. The keysare suitably 00 marked in a conventional manner with monetary units,such as dollars and cents. For each key, there is provided an indicatingtarget, the targets being divided into a front row 6 and a rear row 7.

As illustrated by Figs. 6 and 7, the front row targets 8 are similar tothe rear row targets 9, with the exception that the forwardly projectingcam flange 10 on each rear row target is wider than the correspondingcam flange 11 on the front row targets by the distance between the frontand rear rows, so that the upwardly and rearwardly inclined front camedges 12 of the keys of both rows are disposed in alinement with eachother. A keeper receiving notch 13 is provided in the forwardlyprojecting cam of each flange intermediate the ends of the front edgethereof. As illustrated by Figs. 4 and 5, the targets are made of sheetmetal stampings, the cam flan es being cut in a die cutting operationand su uently bent into a position normal to the face of the target andin substantially the plane of the vertical center thereof. To savematerial, all of the targets are preferably cut from the same stock, thecut out portion 14 of one target being left attached to the adjacenttarget, the upper edge of the projecting portion constituting a stopcoacting with the upper edge of the forwardly projecting flange forlimiting the upward movement of the target.

The targets are slidably supported for vertical reciprocatory movementby the U-sha d sheet metal bracket 15 which is secur to the rear wall 16of the cash register directly under the indicating space 17, the topportion of the bracket constituting a lower partition for the indicatingspace. The horizontal portions 18 and 19 of the bracket 15 are providedwith vertically alined openings 20 for the passage of the targets, theflanges of the latter being disposed between the horizontal portions 18and 19. The lower ortion 19 is provided with a rest 21 of ru ber, felt,or other resilient material, normally supporting the targets and forreceiving and stopping the targets when the latter are released from anelevated position.

Near its forward end, the lower portion or shelf 19 is provided with anopening 22 in which is pivotall disposed the lower end of the upwardlyan rearwardlfy inclined keeper or latch 23. The latch is 0 sheet metaland terminates at its lower end in a rearwardly inclined flan 24 and atits upper end in a rearwardly inclined flarige 25. The upper edge of therearwardly in ined flange 25 rests on the front row of targets and isresiliently urged into engagement therewith by the leaf sprin 26 whichis secured at 27 to the shelf 19. e arrangement is such that whenatarget is elevated, the upper edge of the latch rides on the inclinedfront edge of the flange until the flange 25 of the keeper is urged intothe keeper receiving notch 13 of the target,

the keeper thereby supporting the target inits elevated or indicatingposition upon the release of the elevating key. Upon the subsequentelevation of another target, the keeper is urged by the cam thereon outof engagement with the former target and the latter is released andreturns by gravity to its normal position, while the subsequently raisedtarget is engaged and supported by the keeper.

The targets are ada ted to be elevated by the keys 28 and 29 o the upperand lower rows, respectively. The upper keys are substantially similarto the lower keys, with the exception, as illustrated by Figs. 8 and 9,that the arms 30 of the upper-keys are inclined upwardly. The keys aremade of sheet metal stampings and are provided with substantiallyinverted V-shaped lower notches 31 and upper shoulders or notches 32. Asheet metal cross support 33 is disposed between the side walls 34 ofthe register and is provided with end flanges 35 which are securedthereto by the rivets 36. The cross support 33 is provided with alongitudinal recess 37, the lower border of which constitutes a fulcrum38 for the inverted V-notches of the keys, the latter being disposed inthe rece$ 37. The cross piece is further provided with vertical slots 39opening to the recess 37, there being a vertical slot in line with eachkey. De nding leaf springs 40 are disposed in the s ots and are secure41 to the cross support 33. The lower ends of the leaf springs 40 dependinto and engage the notches 32 in the upper edge of the keys, so thatwhen a key is depressed it is resiliently returned to its initialposition by its leaf spring 40. The inner ends 42 of the keys arearranged under the lower ends of the targets, there being a target foreach key so that at their upper ends by the rivets when a key isdepressed its target is elevated.

The cash drawer 2 is of conventional construction and is provided withan opening tension sprin 43 which is ada ted to open the drawer w en thelatter is re eased by the operation of the keeper or latch 44. The latch44 is of sheet metal of substantially V- shape having a notch 45 in theapex thereof for receivin the edge 46 of the cash drawer when the latteris moved to its closed position. One arm 47 of the latch is providedwith a laterally extending hook 48, while the other arm 49 is providedwith an inverted V-notch 50 constituting with the cross support 33 apivot for the latch 44, the cross sup port 33 being provided with a slot51 for receiving the end of arm 49.

A wire bail 52 of substantially U-shape is pivoted to the flanges 35 at53 and is dis with its cross piece 54 on the outside 0 arm 47 below hook48 and above the keys 42, so that when a key is depressed the ores iece54 is elevated into engagement with the 00k 48 and the latch 44 iselevated to release the cash drawer 2. When the key is released, thecross piece 54 and the latch 44 are returned to their normal positionsby gravity. The subsequent closure of the cash drawer 2 causes the notch45 to engage the edge 46 of the drawer and hold it closed until it isagain released by the actuation of the latch 44.

A sheet metal shutter 55 is slidably supported in openings 56 in theshelves 18 and 19 for movement upwardly when a key is depressed to hidethe movement of the targets.

If desired, two or more keys may be actuated simultaneously withoutaffecting the operation of the device, the previously elevated targetsbeing released by the o ration of the keeper 23, as described ahzve. Thetargets are adapted to be moved slightly higher than their finalelevated position w en supported by the keeper 23, so that the positiverelease of the formerly elevated targets is insured.

In the event that two or more targets have been previously raised and itis desired to re-register any one of the elevated targets and allow theremaining targets to descend,

keeping the re-registered number intact, we

have rovided lower cam edge 11 so that it will orce keeper 23 out justenough to re-. lease the other targets and allow them to fall to normalposition. The slight additional travel of each target makes thispossible together with the above point brought out relative to the lowercam face 11.

From the above descri tion of the device, it will be apparent to t oseskilled in the art that I provide a cash register that is not onlyextremely sim 1e and inexpensive in construction, but which is accurateand highly eflicient in operation.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in thedetails of connotch and supports the target, the subsestruction anddesign of the above specifically described embodiments of my inventionwithout departing from the spirit thereof, such -.chan es andmodifications being restricted y the scope of the following claims.

onl Ilaving thus described my invention, what latching said targets inelevated position,

comprising a sheet metal keeper ivoted at its lower edge and inclinedtowar said targets with its upper edge re'stjn against them, and a leafspring resilient y urging said keeper into engagement with said targets,whereby the elevation of one of said targets causes said keeper to rideon the front edge of the flange until it drops into said quent elevationof another target moving said kee er out of the notch to release thefirst tar et, t e second target itself being engaged an supported by thekeeper.

2. A cash register provided with a series 7 of targets, each having anintegral flange ex- L tending at right angles to the face thereof,

.said flange having an upwardly and rearwardl inclined front cam edgeand a keeper receiving notch intermediate the ends there'- of, means forsupporting said targets for vertical reciprocatory movement, and meansfor latching said targets in elevated position, comprising a keeperivoted at its lower edge and inclined towar said targets with 1ts upperedge resting against them, and means resllientl ur 'ng said keeper intoengagement wit sai targets, whereby the elevation I of one of saidtargets causes said keeper to ride on the front edge of the flange camuntil it drops into said notch and supports the target.

3. A cash re ister provided with a series of targets, eac comprising asheet metal stamping having an integral flange extending at right anglesto the face thereof, said flan e having an upwardly and rearwardlyinclined front cam edge and a keeper receiving notch intermediate theends thereof.

4. A cash re ister provided with a series of targets having notchedinclined flanges, means for supporting said targets for verticalreciprocatory movement, means for latch ing said targets in elevatedposition, comprising a keeper pivoted at its lower ed and inclinedtoward said targets with its upper edge resting against them, and meansresiliently urging said keeper into engagement with said targets,whereby the elevation 4 of one of said targets causes said keeper toride on the front cam edge of the flange until it drops into said notchand supports the target, the subsequent elevation of another targetmovingsaid keeper out of the notch to release the first target, thesecond target itself being engaged and supported by the keeper.

5. A cash register provided with a vertical cross support having alongitudinal recess, the lower edge of which constitutes a keysupporting fulcrum, and spaced vertical slots :1

in line with each vertical slot, said keys havin lower invertedV-notches engaging said fu crum and upper shoulders, and springs securedat their upper ends to said cross support, depending into said slots andterminating adjacent said shoulders for resiliently returning said keysto their initial position after movement thereof.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

LATHROP F. BERRY.

ove and opening to said recem, keys 7 arranged in said recess, a keybeing disposed

